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Job 7:1-21
The Pulpit Commentary on Job 7:1-21
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Matthew Henry on Job 7:1-6Job 7:1-6 · Matthew Henry Concise CommentaryJob here excuses what he could not justify, his desire of death. Observe man's present place: he is upon earth. He is yet on earth, not in hell. Is there not a time appointed for his abode here? yes, certainly, and the…Job's Reply to Eliphaz. (b. c. 1520.)Job 7:1-6 · Matthew Henry's Commentary on the Whole BibleJOB'S REPLY TO ELIPHAZ. (B. C. 1520.) Job is here excusing what he could not justify, even his inordinate desire of death. Why should he not wish for the termination of life, which would be the termination of his miseri…The Pulpit Commentary on Job 7:1-21Job 7:1-21 · The Pulpit CommentaryIn this chapter Job first bewails his miserable fate, of which he expects no alleviation (verses 1-10); then claims an unlimited right of complaint (verse 11); and finally enters into direct expostulation with God—an ex…The Pulpit Commentary on Job 7:1Job 7:1 · The Pulpit CommentaryIs there not an appointed time to man upon earth? rather, Is there not a warfare (or, a time of service) to man upon earth? Has not each man a certain work appointed for him to do, and a certain limited time assigned hi…The Pulpit Commentary on Job 7:1-10Job 7:1-10 · The Pulpit CommentaryJob to God: 1. The soliloquy of sorrow. I. A PATHETIC REPRESENTATION OF HUMAN LIFE. In contrast to the fascinating picture sketched by Eliphaz (Job 5:17-27), Job depicts human life in general, and his own sorrowful exis…The Pulpit Commentary on Job 7:1-10Job 7:1-10 · The Pulpit CommentaryThe weakness of man's appeal to the clemency of God. I. GENERAL VIEW OF MAN'S MISERY AND HIS OWN. (Job 7:1-5.) Man is compared to a hireling with an appointed time of service, the end of which is wearily and wistfully l…
commentaryMatthew Henry on Job 7:1-6Job here excuses what he could not justify, his desire of death. Observe man's present place: he is upon earth. He is yet on earth, not in hell. Is there not a time appointed for his abode here? yes, certainly, and the…Matthew HenrycommentaryJob's Reply to Eliphaz. (b. c. 1520.)JOB'S REPLY TO ELIPHAZ. (B. C. 1520.) Job is here excusing what he could not justify, even his inordinate desire of death. Why should he not wish for the termination of life, which would be the termination of his miseri…Matthew HenrycommentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on Job 7:1-10Job to God: 1. The soliloquy of sorrow. I. A PATHETIC REPRESENTATION OF HUMAN LIFE. In contrast to the fascinating picture sketched by Eliphaz (Job 5:17-27), Job depicts human life in general, and his own sorrowful exis…Joseph S. Exell and contributorscommentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on Job 7:1-3The days of a hireling. Job compares himself to a mercenary in war and to a hired servant at work. As these men have little interest in what they are doing, partly because the masters who hire them take little interest…Joseph S. Exell and contributorscommentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on Job 7:1-21In this chapter Job first bewails his miserable fate, of which he expects no alleviation (verses 1-10); then claims an unlimited right of complaint (verse 11); and finally enters into direct expostulation with God—an ex…Joseph S. Exell and contributorscommentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on Job 7:1Is there not an appointed time to man upon earth? rather, Is there not a warfare (or, a time of service) to man upon earth? Has not each man a certain work appointed for him to do, and a certain limited time assigned hi…Joseph S. Exell and contributorscommentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on Job 7:1-6The weariness of sorrow. Expressing Itself— I. IN A DESIRE FOR THE CLOSE OF LIFE. (Job 7:2.) II. As A CONTINUOUS DISAPPOINTMENT. (Job 7:3.) III. As A CEASELESS RESTLESSNESS. (Job 7:4.) IV. AS A REVOLT FROM THE PAINFULNE…Joseph S. Exell and contributorscommentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on Job 7:1-6The days of the hireling. Job speaks from the depth of suffering, and as yet he has no clear light upon the Divine purpose concerning him. God, who is his true Refuge, appears to be his Enemy; and he likens his miserabl…Joseph S. Exell and contributors